OPEKA/LAE Social Tourism (Farmers)
5 overnight stays for 23,702 beneficiaries, to be used by 28/2/2027. From 7/9 unused vouchers are available at KEP (Citizen Service Centres) to eligible 2026 applicants.
5 overnight stays — up to 12 in special areas
Applications are closed right now — you will apply once it reopens. Applications closed on 25/5/2026.
Who can get it
Official evidence · ΥΑ 7515/2026 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 2326/24.04.2026) άρθρο 4 παρ. 1: «α) Οι ασφαλισμένοι του e-ΕΦΚΑ (ΟΓΑ) οι οποίοι είναι ασφαλιστικά ενήμεροι κατά την 31η Δεκεμβρίου 2025 - ειδικώς για τους εργάτες γης, απαιτείται να έχουν πραγματοποιήσει τουλάχιστον 150 ημέρες εργασίας κατά το προηγούμενο δωδεκάμηνο, β) οι συνταξιούχοι του e-ΕΦΚΑ (ΟΓΑ), γ) οι συνταξιούχοι του Λογαριασμού Ανασφάλιστων Υπερηλίκων του άρθρου 1 του ν. 1296/1982 … στ) τα μέλη των οικογενειών των προσώπων των περ. α, β, γ, δ και ε της παρούσας παραγράφου, σύζυγοι και τέκνα με δικαίωμα περίθαλψης απορρέον από άμεσα δικαιούχο του ΛΑΕ.» · Checked: 2026-09-30
Official evidence · ΥΑ 7515/2026 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 2326/2026) άρθρο 5: «2. Δικαίωμα συμμετοχής στα προγράμματα έχουν όσοι περιλαμβάνονται στο ως άνω αρχείο (μητρώο).» · «7. Σε περίπτωση που εκδηλωθεί ενδιαφέρον από αριθμό ωφελουμένων πέραν του οριζομένου στο άρθρο 3 για κάθε πρόγραμμα, η επιλογή γίνεται με κλήρωση» · opeka.gov.gr: «Οι αιτήσεις συμμετοχής στα προγράμματα του ΛΑΕ/ΟΠΕΚΑ υποβλήθηκαν στα ΚΕΠ όλης της χώρας από την Τρίτη 5 Μαΐου έως και τη Δευτέρα 25 Μαΐου 2026.» · Checked: 2026-09-30
Based on official sources. For the latest criteria, contact the relevant authority.
How to apply
The steps to apply yourself. Free: you don’t need to pay anyone.
Required Documents
Usually the details gov.gr already holds about you are enough.
Step by step
- 1
Check whether you are a beneficiary
The regular lottery is for applicants to the Agricultural Hearth (Agrotiki Estia) 2026 programme.
- 2
For redistribution, go to a KEP
From 7/9/2026, only 2026 applicants who were not drawn and had social tourism as their first choice can ask for an unused voucher.
- 3
Choose contracted accommodation
Check the official list and agree availability and any private contribution.
- 4
Use the voucher by 28/2/2027
Show the voucher and your identification details to the provider.
Open the page
Authority: ΟΠΕΚΑ
Good to know
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- Track your application. Progress and the final decision appear in your account on the authority / gov.gr.
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What it is
The LAE/OPEKA 2026 programme (run by OPEKA, the Organisation for Welfare Benefits and Social Solidarity, for beneficiaries of LAE, the Agricultural Hearth Account for farmers) provides 6 days of holiday (5 overnight stays) in contracted accommodation. In specific areas of Evia, in Evros and in Thessaly up to 12 overnight stays are provided. From 7 September 2026, unused vouchers are redistributed at KEP (Citizen Service Centres), first come first served and until they run out, only for those who applied in 2026, were not drawn in the lottery and had the programme as their first choice.
Lifecycle*
ActiveTime-limited programme
- Active from
- Active until
- Application deadline
*Cycles, deadlines, and availability may change regularly. Always confirm with the official source before applying.
Benefit details
- Provider
- ΟΠΕΚΑ
- Category
- Culture, Sport & Transport
- Status
- Applications closed
- Type of benefit
- Service / In-kind
Details last verified: 09/10/2026